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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1979-07-27 - CC_sp.~ .~ ~~ SPECIAL MEETING JULY 27, 1979 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a special session in the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, on above .date at 3:00 p.m. Mayor Morris in the chair. Councilmen Byork, Green, Higgins, Rowe, and Morris answered the roll call. Also present were City Attorney Murphy and Acting City Manager Lathrope. Council adjourned to executive session for discussion of I-105 Freeway Litigation. Following the executive session, the meeting was resumed. Lucille Kanka, Deputy, and Harvey Howard of Assembly- man Frank Vicencia's office were introduced. The Mayor also introduced Councilman Bill Green, City of Downey. Councilman Bill Green advised there would be a special meeting regarding freeway litigation on July 30, 1978 at 11:00 am in the City of Downey Council Chambers. Council dis- The Mayor stated that Council had received a copy of cusses Exhibit Final Consent Decree on I-105 Freeway. Council dis- C re I-105 cussed Exhibit C "Development and Implementation of Freeway. Housing Plan." The Mayor announced that the meeting was open for discussion. Council concurred that there was concern with respect to the following: lines 16 thru 21 of page 1; line 13 of page 2; line 5, 6 of page 3; line 1, 2 of page 4; line 10 thru 14 of page 5; lines 4 and 15 thru 22 of page 6; lines g thru 14 of page 7; lines 6 thru 9 and 26 thru 27 of page 8; lines 1 thru 8, and lines 24 thru 26 of page 9; lines 4 thru 6 on page 10; lines 4 thru 12 o.n page 11; re- garding housing in the freeway corridor. Mrs. Bays Mrs. Yolanda Bays, parent representative of Wilson re Wilson School, requested that all of the homes in the freeway School area. corridor from Long Beach Boulevard to Bullis Road be removed. Mr. Sorenson The Mayor and City Attorney responded that there would to file motion be a motion filed by Mr. Sorenson, Attorney represent- 7/31/79 re ing Corridor Cities in freeway litigation, to have homes in 3 all of the homes in the three block area removed, re- block area, located, demolished, or rehabilitated. Mr. Sorenson plus affidav't.will file five affidavits on Tuesday, July 31, 1979. Mrs Hernandez Mrs. Carmen Hernandez, 11516 Pope Avenue, representing re houses re- concerned Wilson School parents requested that houses moved on fwy in the freeway corridor be removed because of the corridor of danger to their children and to women. City Attorney concern of Murphy stated that affidavits from these mothers would parents. be beneficial. Mr. Olive Mr. Borden Olive, representative of Los Angeles County re affidavits Human Relations, addressed Council to state he woul3 from Wilson try to obtain affidavits from Wilson School parents School par'nts.over the weekend. (-~ S •_t ~_ ~, x.] i The City Attorney stated that Council had identified a number of problems and suggested that discussion of the remainder of Exhibit C be held at a later date to enable Council sufficient time for study and after Councilman Byork's meeting with Corridor Cities repre- sentatives. Acting City Manager Lathrope said there would be a bus leaving at 11:30 am on July 31, 1979 for the Federal Court building. He also stated that he and Councilman Green attended an Independent Cities Association. meeting and that each City was asked to send a letter of commendation to Senator Howard Berman regarding his recommendations on the Bail-out Assembly Bill. Council concurred that Acting City Manager be directed to write a letter to Senator Berman. Council asked Administrative Assistant Gerard Goedhart how the assembly bill would affect the City of Lynwood and Mr. Goedhart ~espond~l that the City would receive $250,000 as compared to $290,000 received last year. It was moved that the meeting be adjourned to August 7, 1979. Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AUGIIST 7, 1979 ;i T_~ ,- Mayor-,/ ity~ o Lynwood Acting CM re bus 7/31/79, commendation letter to Sen. Berman re Bail- out Bill.